A 25-year-old Redding man was arrested today on suspicion of having sex with a minor, police announced this afternoon.

When: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:30am to 5:30am  Replaces event originally scheduled for: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:30am Where: 1700 California St., Redding, Ca MORE INFORMATION: Event Description: Premier Jazz Musician Charles Valona brings his expert skill and talent to Vintner's Cellar

A north state highway linking Siskiyou County to the North Coast remains blocked by a mammoth rock slide.

My lil’ Frida is up over at Etsy. I hate to part with her but she need to be seen. I am going to make a few Fridas all different and unique. She’s endlessly fascinating to me. Button eyes look good on her. I’m growing and ever lengthening list of future doll subjects: For the Soft Boys: Joey Ramone, [...]

RED BLUFF — Emergency personnel were being sent this afternoon to a reported traffic accident on northbound Interstate 5 north of the Red Bluff rest area.

It seems like it was just yesterday that our kids were toddlers. They grow up so quickly. We Love You!.

Work is slated to begin Friday on a $1.6 million project to realign a curve on southbound Interstate 5 at the Turntable Bay overcrossing north of Redding, it was announced today.

They were stolen from their homes, locked in chains and taken across an ocean. And for more than 200 years, their blood and sweat would help to build the richest and most powerful nation the world has ever known. But when slavery ended, their welcome was over. America's wealthy elite had decided it was tim

Secretary Sebelius: whatever taxes you levy on insurance companies are not “ultimately” paid by those companies. Not one red cent of them. Those taxes are paid by people in four groups: Policyholders who pay for insurance directly or in lieu of wages if provided by employers – via higher premiums and/or re

ANDERSON —An early morning fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to an Anderson home and its detached garage.

Friend Marilyn Rountree emailed me this photo. My first reaction to it was how formidable the buildings looked - the iron doors and all the brick. And even though we can't see it, the roof tops were most likely covered...

1. Sundial Film Festival Today through Saturday at the Cascade Theatre and Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding. Tickets per show are $6 in advance, $8 at the door. Go to www.cascadetheatre.org, e-mail info@sundialfilmfestival.com or call 243-8877.

Artist Patricia Crow originally hails from Seal Beach. She graduated in the Rose Bowl in the 10th grade, and attended Pasadena City College for music. Her life adventures brought her, her husband and four children to Red Bluff when she was 25. She has lived on a sailboat, brokered yachts and piloted an airplane for mountain

As principal of Shasta High back in the Sixties he coined the motto "Only the best is worth trying for." He continues to have a positive mental attitude, despite serious health challenges. An inspiring message on the Class of 70...

Brick’s Smokehouse BBQ & Grill, near the intersection of Placer and Court streets in west Redding, has been open for a little more than three months but it’s already earned regular customers like retirees Dick and Reva Richard.

Since 2001, Redding residents have been provided blue carts to replace the bins previously used to separate glass, paper and plastic. The “single stream” method allows residents to throw everything in one bin for sorting at the city’s transfer station. However, despite the many years this program has be

• Ringtail Release Party • Welcome the First • A Wine/Food Event • Taste at Tops Sunset Marketplace • Inaugural Festival

Tucked away in Happy Valley – in the lush greenery somewhere between Anderson and Igo – lies a local treasure where locals tend to flock to escape the troubles of the day through conversation and a cold beer, in good company.

Met this pug at a listing appointment yesterday. Sweetest pug you’ll ever meet. She’s Really Redding.

James Santos and his Dance Project performers have already conquered winter; now they’re working hard to add spring to their growing trophy case.

Conditions at Mt. Shasta Ski Park

Today’s FDotD is nestled in the tall pines of the Lake McCumber neighborhood. They get some snow up there, as you can see. But it’s really nice in the Summer months, when it gets really hot in the Valley, and Shingletown beckons with cool breezes in the pines. This one

More news was released yesterday by the New York Times about the new federal program that will actually pay homeowners to sell at a loss!  Under the program more homeowners will be in the position to sell their homes “short sale” than ever before…while being given up to $1,500 for relocation expenses when the hom

The kerfuffle over the "Friends of Ron" list this week brings to mind Morgan's goof last October -- e-mailing a campaign letter on county letterhead. In Morgan's case, she acknowledged telling her secretary to send the letter. Largent seemed to...

ANDERSON -- Authorities are responding to a pair of wrecks reported this morning on the overpass at north-bound Interstate 5 near the Factory Outlets exit.

The northern Sacramento Valley will see partly cloudy skies today ahead of a late-winter cold front that will likely bring rain and mountain snow Friday.

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BEYOND THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE HORIZON According to a 2007 CNN Money article, the human resource consulting firm Mercer estimates the typical full-time employed American receives 15 days paid vacation and 10 days of paid holidays. The American Society of…

OneWord is a great prompt to keep your head in the game.He moves with ease through nighttime alleyways, gliding through a slipstream of silky blackness without labor. He’s an instrument, a straight razor, slicing the gloom, parting it.It gives him no special comfort. He

Announcing: The winner of the 2010 Redding Rodeo Logo Competition, Michael Karns. Congratulations! What made you enter a contest for the Rodeo logo? Well, I work as the Graphi

A recent analysis shows public health departments nationwide cut more than $392 million from public health programs in 2008-2009 while federal funding remained stagnant, and Shasta County was no exception.

Q: I just had a long talk with my Mom and we both feel that it may be time for her to move out of her house and live in a place where she can get more help. What are my options for finding the right place for her? - D.B., Redding

SHASTA LAKE - Shasta Lake Mayor Greg Watkins Wednesday delivered a history lesson, travelogue and a forecast for this city's future.

Today is Thursday, March 11, the 70th day of 2010. There are 295 days left in the year.

The Fabulous Fabric Shop in the Shasta Center on Churn Creek Road in Redding will host a grand opening this weekend

Ron Largent's campaign for Shasta County assessor-recorder took an interesting turn Wednesday when some community members discovered their names listed as "Friends of Ron."

The governors and chief education officials of 48 states have agreed on uniform national standards for the teaching of math and English. The federal government is about to spend $350 million to develop uniform national tests to measure how well those standards are being met.

Another Tehama County child has gotten sick from meningitis, the third case in as many months.

A mother's letter to her son To our dearest Adam Martinez:Today is March 11. You would have been 32 years old. Your life was cut short by a fatal punch on the dance floor of the former Club Ice, but you will always be in your family's and friends' hearts.

Man breaks pelvis in crash with chip truck A 21-year-old passenger suffered a broken pelvis and other injuries Wednesday morning in a crash between a car and a chip truck on an icy stretch of McArthur Road three miles east of Highway 89.

WASTEFUL MAILING: Today I received my letter that my census will be arriving soon. More government waste of money? You decide.

This time, I dispensed with the wheatgrass.Two years ago, I wrote about my daughter's bat mitzvah, the ceremony marking a Jewish child's transition to adulthood. The theme of that column was about the ridiculous lengths to which parents go to celebrate their children.

Wednesday was a long time coming for many of the Knights softball players.The Shasta College softball team swept Siskiyous 13-1 and 5-3 in a junior college doubleheader at home, ending the Eagles' recent dominance of the rivalry between the two programs.

Three north state riders on the State of Jefferson Mountain Bike Team placed in the top 10 over the weekend in the Sophomore Boys' Division II class at the former Fort Ord Army Base in Monterey.

There's a reason most Foothill High School athletic events go off without a hitch. His name is Troy Wellington, the school's athletic director, and he was recently named the 2009-2010 Northern Section Athletic Director of the Year by the California State Athletic Directors Association.

SACRAMENTO - A Sacramento jury found an Oregon company liable for $24.3 million in damages after an employee accidentally ran over his daughter with his big rig in Mount Shasta.

After two straight months of upticks in foreclosure activity, the number of new filings in Shasta County dropped in February.

It takes imagination, skill and hard work. And that's just fine for students competing again this year in a countywide writing contest.

More losses in construction helped push Shasta County's unemployment rate in January to 17.6 percent - a 20-year high, the state reported Wednesday.

The Canon G11 is a compact pocket camera. Set it on a tripod, opened the shutter for 15 seconds, and shot this pic of the Kutras Tract Aggregate Plant, which was used to move gravel on a conveyor belt more than 9 miles to the site of Shasta Dam in Northern California. Shasta Dam, by [...]

Slide show by Joe Domke Shasta Dam Feb 9, 2010 Song: Laguna Verde by David Ospina Photographer Paul Heath was born in West Lafayette, Ind., and moved to